To provide for the independence of Inspectors General of certain designated Federal entities, and for other purposes.

On May 18, 2010, the Senate voted 75–21 on “On the Amendment” (S 3217). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 35–20, Republicans 40–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Amendment Agreed to
Yes: 75
No: 21
Did not vote: 15
Date: May 18, 2010

By party

Republicans40 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Roland Burris D-IL voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Al Franken D-MN voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
Mark R. Warner D-VA voted no
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Mark Begich D-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Mark Udall D-CO
Michael F. Bennet D-CO
Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
George S. Lemieux R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Evan Bayh D-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
John Forbes Kerry D-MA
Scott P. Brown R-MA
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
Amy Klobuchar D-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Claire Mccaskill D-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Jon Tester D-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Kay Hagan D-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
John Eric Ensign R-NV
Sherrod Brown D-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
Patty Murray D-WA
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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